• Howell police dept. will face wave of retirements in 2013

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Police Department will see the retirement of several officers this year with payouts from the township, and officials have no plans to replace those who are departing. According to Police Chief Ronald Carter, at least seven members of the department will be retiring by the end…

  • Peeling back the label

    Jack Murtha Money Clip I might as well kick off this column with a confession: I still use the same brand of deodorant that I wore 10 years ago. From high school gym class to the cubicle, I’ve relied on a single company to ward off attacks on my personal hygiene. It’s not that I’m…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Jackson Township Regular Republican Organization will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Jackson First Aid Squad building, 38 East Veterans Highway, Jackson. All Republicans are welcome. The group meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month unless otherwise stated. Details: 732-833-9333.  The Howell Historical Society will hold its annual picnic…

  • Cancer funds replaced after store burglary

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The charity of strangers surprised a local business owner on Aug. 2 as dozens of ice cream fans helped to replenish money that was stolen from a cancer charity collection tin the previous day — and then some. According to information provided by the Jackson Police Department, a…

  • Horsemen’s assoc. gears up for late-summer and fall activities

    Residents of all towns welcome to participate By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Susan Koval, president of the Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township, and Checkers. No horsing around. Sue Koval, president of the Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township (HAMT), is looking forward to planning upcoming events when the group holds its next meeting on Aug. 20. “Nothing…

  • Is New Jersey climbing out?

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer New Jersey is slowly breaking away from the doldrums of the economic recession, but it will likely take several years and a chain of smart decisions before the state can tout a full recovery, according to financial experts. The preliminary unemployment rate in New Jersey hit 8.7 percent in June,…

  • Plumsted will try again on planned adult community

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer When it comes to implementing a redevelopment plan that could eventually bring hundreds of agerestricted homes to Plumsted, municipal officials are hoping the third time is a charm. On Aug. 7, the Plumsted Township Committee tapped Lennar Homes as the conditional redeveloper for a planned residential retirement community. The plan,…

  • Photo

    Visitors to the Aug. 7 National Night Out event in Jackson Township receive instruction on the proper way to extinguish a fire. National Night Out gives residents a chance to meet the police officers and other individuals who serve the community. MATT DENTON

  • Heat stroke

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We had an awful case this spring of a child dying of heat stroke after being left in a car by the mother. I hear of these on the news from time to time, and I wonder how common this is. A: An average of 38 children die every year…

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